"Think about your own family budget and if you had to face difficult times and had to cut back, you wouldn't just say, I'm cutting across the board, I'm only going to pay part of my mortgage or part of my car payment because what would happen," said Bustos. "Your whole finances would fall apart if you did that."

She says if the budget cuts go into effect, that could negatively impact the Rock Island Arsenal, which is the Quad Cities largest employer.